Sugar cane fiber geotextiles : production, evaluation, and field study : technical summary.

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• Alternative Title:
  Sugar cane fiber geotextiles : production, evaluation, and field study.
• Creators:
  Collier, J. R. ; Collier, B. J. ; Thames, J. L. ; Elsunni, M. M.
• Corporate Creators:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; Louisiana. Dept. of Transportation and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Geotextiles
  • Fibers
  • Recycled materials
  • Erosion control
  • Agricultural wastes
  • Slope stability
• Publication/ Report Number:
  290
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Abstract:
  The sugar cane fiber geotexiles performed as well as the commercial products and exhibited grass propagation and slope protection equivalent to other products. Sugar cane fiber mats were superior in conformation to the slope even after heavy rains. Because of the long fiber entanglements, short fiber matting, and the retained lignin acting as an adhesive, the sugar cane masts did not need stitching to maintain their shape and bulk properties. The suger cane mats provide the potential for a substantial savings in cost in addition to providing a market for a waste product.
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  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/22355/dot_22355_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 161.93 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d58adf86bed188ec83d08ac193db783e434f892761257bca6b2f6e734b99d7a8387419a0ce4f142e9b1892fba842de1504298f1e3bae6a14b6ac86f94a6d56d1